Candidates must be female postdoctoral level researchers who have already been awarded their research doctorate in the fields of life, physical and computer sciences, engineering and mathematics.

UNESCO: Apply For Women In Science Fellowships

The Initiative, a 10-year plan to provide greater work-related flexibility to women and men in research careers, is run by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is the leading source of Federal grants for many fields that are crucial to US technology development and job creation, including computer science, mathematics, and the social sciences.

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The Fellowships are tenable at any UK or Irish university or research institute to support a 12-month period of postdoctoral research in any area of life, physical and computer sciences, engineering and mathematics.

UNESCO: Apply For Women In Science Fellowships